Store fixture



Dec. 20, 1927. 1,653,530

J. ABRAcHlNsKY STORE FIXTURE Filed Feb. 25. 1927 2 sheets-sheet 1 ATTORNEY WTNESSES J. ABRACHINSKY STORE FIXTURE Filed Feb. 25. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 {1c-1.3.

BY' mwn. AITTORNEY Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH ABRACHINSKY, OF SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA.

STORE FIXTURE.

Application filed February 25, 1927. Serial No. 170,880.

This invention relates to store fixtures and has particular reference to an improvement in counter and show-case constructions.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a fixture in the nature of a counter having one or more drawers mounted to slide in opposite directions through said counter to an open position,` whereby the contents may be observed and removed from the drawer either from the front or rear of the counter.

'The inventionfurthermore comprehends a means for locking the drawer in a neutral closed position or in partially opened positions, and means tor releasing the locking means from either side ot the counter.

As a further object the invention contemplates means t'or rendering the p locking means inactive or means 'for rendering inactive the releasing means on one side of the counter.

As a further object the invention conteniplates a counter, having a. transparent top panel and a drawer mounted to slide in 0pposite directions through the counter to an open position, in which the drawer is provided with a transparent `front panel, combining with the transparent top panel to constitute a show-case so that goods, wares or merchandise displayed in the show-case may be removed from either the front or the rear of the show-case by the purchaser or salesman.

Other objects reside in the simplicity of construction, the economy with which the same may be produced, and the general etticiency and convenience derived therefrom.

Tith the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had to the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which there is exhibited one example o1' embodiment of the invention which is in no way intended as a limitation upon the scope of the appended claims as itis to be clearly understood that variations and modifications which properly7 fall within the scope oi said claims may be resorted to when tound expedient.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a counter constructed in accordance with the invention illustrating certain ot the drawers in open condition;

Figyg is a vertical sectional View therethrough taken approximately on the line 2--2 of Fig. l, illustrating the drawers in locked condition;

Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view illustrat-` ing the locking means released;

Fig. t is a horizontal sectional plan view taken approximately on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the locking elements removed;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the manner in which the releasing means on one side of the counter is rendered inactive;

Fig. 7 is a similar View illustrating the manner of rendering the locking means inactive;

Fig. 8 is a fragment-ary perspective View of one of the ends oit the releasing bar with the manipulating element removed therefrom.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 10 designates a. counter having spaced vertical partitions 11 and spaced horizontal partitions 12 and 13, which combine to define drawer compartments extending through the counter' from front to rear. The drawers 14 are arranged in their compartments to slide. through the counter in opposite directions to an open position and are provided with handles 15 and 16 on the Jfront and rear walls tor sliding the same. hlounted in recesses 17 in the bottom walls of the compartments, such as the partitions 12, is a locking means preferably in the nature oi a detent 18, which-is normally-projected upwardly by any suitable means, such as leaf springs 19. The under side or bottom of the drawer is provided with keeper openings or recesses 20, Q1 and 2Q, located respectively adjacent the forward and rear ends, and intermediate thereof the bottom walls of t-he compartments are further pro vided with medial longitudinally extending recesses 23 and 24, which communicate with the recesses 17 at their inner ends and extend completely therefrom through the outer ends of the bottom walls of the compartments. A slide bar 25 is arranged in the recesses 23 and 24 and extends through the central recess 17 and through a slot 26 formed in the detent 18. The slide bar is Jformed at its rear end with a manipulating head or handle 27 and is formed at its forward end with a pyramidal terminal 2B. A Ainatiipulating' section QQ'having a, comp e- 4vided, such as a coiled contractile sp over the terminal 2S, and the inner end ot the member 29 and the terminal 28 are provided with registeringopenings through which a pin 3l is engaged 'tor detaehahly connecting the manipulating member 29 to the slide har 25. The underside ol'the slide har is formed with a cutawayY cam portion 3Q while the slotted. portion oil" the detent has mounted therein a roller 353. Suitable mear@ is proi2' St in the upper slide har in Fig. 2, or a coiled compression spring' 35, :L illust "ated in connection with the lowerl slide ,liar in Fig'. Q, tor utfrinallj/sfY movingthe slide har to a po sition where the cutaway cam portion 32 registers with the detent roller 33. This noru'iallj,7 allows the springs 19 to move the detent '1S upwardly 'into engagement in one ot the'leeper openings or recesses 20, 2l or lt is obvious that when the detent is engaged in the intermediate keeper opening,l 2Q. the drawer is locked in neutral closed position, and that when the detent is engagged in either the 'trout or rear keeper opening or recess 2O or Ql., the drawer is locked in a partially opened position either at the front or rear ot the counter. rilhe slide har 25 at the upper part oit Fig. 2 is slidah'le rearwardli7 to cause the cutaway cam `portion B2 to depress vand release the detent, while the slide har 25 illustrated at the lower lpart ot Fig. 2 is slidahle torwardly tor this purpose.

ln event it is desired to position and maia tain the locking means inactive, the slide liars are -formed with Vertical openings 3G and the bottom walls or partitions l2 with vertical openings Si', which openingslare lJ-rought into alinement when the bars are moved to a position to hold the detent retracted or depressed and through which `a pin 38 is inserted. p

4llhen it Vis desired. to prevent `manipulation oir' the slide har Vtrom one side olf the counter, namelltgthe iront side, while allow ini' the same to he released from the rear side, the pins 3l are withdrawn and the manipulating members 29 removed. The pyramidal torni of the extremities 28 oit the `slide hars prevents the insertion oi a pointed instrument througa the recess 23 tor the purpose ot manipulating the slide har.

' lnsome instances the uppermost horizontal partition 13, as illustrated, will he of lglass or a transparent panel while the iront 'wall 13a of the upper drawers lt `will he ot `glass or a transoarent material, to constitute a show-case, whereby the goods, wares or merchandise therein are displayed to the purchasers. lt thus follows that a sales clerk mentaiw7 pyramidel shaped soclet 30 is litten standing1 behind the Vcoim'ter may release and ASlide the rdrawers lil forwardly to allow the purchaser to remove and examine 1the contents ot the drawer.

What is claimed is:

l. A store tixture including a counter, :i drawer mounted to slide in opposite directions through said counter to open positions, means :tor lockingv the drawer in neutral. closed position, means tor releasing,l said locking means trom either side olf the counter, and means ior rendering said locking' means inactive.

2. fr store tixture including a counter, a drawer mounted to slide in opposite directions throng7 said counter to open positions, means l'or locking,` the drawer in neutral ciosedposition, nie-ans for releasing,` said locking means vtrom either side oit the counter, and means tor rendering inactive the releasing means on one side ot the counter.

3. A `store iirture comprising a counter, a drawer mounted to slide in opposite directions through said counter to open positions, means for locking' the drawer respectively ina neutral closed position and in partially` open positions, projecting` trom either side oit the counter', and means tor releasing said lockingmeans from either side ot the counter.

Ll. ln a counter tor stores, a drawer mounted to slide in opposite directions through said counter to open positions,said drawer havingfkeeper recesses on the under side yadjacent the opposite ends `and inten mediate thereof, a springpressed detent mounted in the counter beneath the drawer, means normally projecting the detent upwardly to engage within the keeper recesses, a slide Ahar longitudinalljyT slidalole withrespect to the dommer,hai/'ing cam portion coactingV with the detent, and means tor normally projecting the slide har to a position topermit locking,- engagement. olf the detent with one ot the keeper recesses, theV said yslide har having manipulitinw(r portions projecting` respectivelj,7 beyond the front and rear ot the counter tor sliding; the slide har to a yposition to cause the carin portion to retract the detent downwardly to release and permit of sliding,1 oi the drawer.

5, tn a counter tor store., a drawer mounted to slide in. opposite direction `through said lcounter to open positions, said drawer having lkeeper recesses on the under side adjacentthe opposite ends and intermediate thereof, 'a spring-pressed detent mounted inthe counter beneath the drawer, means normally projettiing` the detent `up wardly to engage within the keeper recesses, a slide har longitudinall'7 slidahle with respect to the drawer, having a cani portion co'acti'ng with the detent, and means tor noi malljf projectingv the slide har to a position to permit locking; engagement ot the detent pwith `one ot' the keeper recesses, the said slide har havingl manipulating; portions pro Jeeting; respectively beyond the front and lll) rear of the counter for sliding the slide bar to a position to cause the cam portion to retract the detent downwardly to release and permit of sliding of the drawer, the said slide har having a detachable terminal section adapted when detached to prevent manipulation of the slide bar from one side of the counter.

6. In a counter for stores, a drawer mounted to slide in opposite directions through said counter to open positions, said drawer having keeper recesses on the under side adjacent the opposite ends and intermediate thereof, a spring-pressed detent mounted in the counter beneath the drawer, means normally projecting the detent upwardly to engage within the keeper recesses, a slide bar longitudinally slidable with respect to the drawer, having a cam portion coacting with the detent, and means for normally projecting the slide bar to a position to permit locking engagement of the detenn with one of the keeper recesses, the said slide bar having manipulating portions projecting respectively beyond the front and rear of the counter for sliding the slide bar to a position to cause the cam portion to retract the detent downwardly to release and permit of sliding of the drawer, the said slide bar having a detachable terminal sectionwfadapted when detached to prevent manipulation ot the slide bar from one side oi the counter, the said slide bar and counter having pin-receiving openings adapted to register when the slide bar is in a position to retract the detent, and a pin insertable therein for holding the slide bar in said position.

JOSEPH ABR-AGHINSKY. 

